Brush



(No Model.) l l f C. SMITH.

BRUSH.

No. 493,414. l Patented Mar. 14,- 1893.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN SMITH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,414, dated March14, 1893.

Application tiled March 5, 1891- Serial No. 383,923. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which thefollowing is aspecication,referencebeinghad therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in brushes and theinvention consists in the peculiar construction of a body or back,having curved ends and a continuous groove formed therein, extendingfrom the top of the back at one end to across the bott-om and to the topat the other end; and of a brush secured therein, Whereby'a fiat brushis formed With two end sections which are .especially useful in cleaningout corners, all as more fully hereinafter described and shown.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the block. Fig. 2 isa vertical, central, longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

A is the back, having the beveled ends B. In this back I form a suitablenumber of grooves C which extend from the top at one end along thebottom and to the top at the other end, as plainly shown in thedrawings. In this groove I secure brushes or bristles D, by means ofWires E which pass through the center of the brush or bristles over ontothe top of the back and are preferably held in place by means of staplesF. This gives a central body portion of brush which I have lettered Dand two end brushes G, the brush extending continuously from level withthe top at one end across the bottom to a level on the top of the other.

In cleaning corners and various kinds of Work, these brushes areespecially desirable and can be added without materially increasing thecost of the brush.

What I claim as my invention is- A brush consisting of a fiat backformed of an elongated block, having parallel grooves therein extendingfrom end to end along the underside, and inclined grooves at the endsterminating at the top of theblock forming extensions of the othergrooves, a series of tufts folded and inserted in the grooves throughouttheir entire length, binding wires in the grooves passing above thebends of the tufts and carried up to and secured on the top of the blockand staples spanning the ends of the grooves at the top and adjacent tothe ends of the binding wires.

In testimony WhereofI aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN SMITH.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODQGIIERTY, P. M. HULBERT.

